Leuctra maroccana Aubert 1956

Vinçon, Gilles, Alami, Majida El & Errochdi, Sanae, 2014, Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Moroccan High And Middle Atlas Stoneflies (Plecoptera, Insecta), Illiesia 10 (3), pp. 17-31 : 28

Leuctra maroccana Aubert 1956

Material examined. High-Atlas : Ourika Valley , Ait El Kake, below Oukaimeden, torrent, 2150 m, 15.11.201 3, 9♂, 5♀ ( VIN). N. Oukaimeden, before Tassalt n Tizi Pass, after Ait Amer, spring, 16.11.201 3, 2♂, 2♀ ( VIN).

Distribution. A west Mediterranean species which extends from the Moroccan High Atlas to the foothills of the Atlantic Pyrenees, and which is widely distributed within the Iberian Peninsula ( Tierno de Figueroa et al. 2003).

Ecology. It is a cold stenothermic, crenophilic species. In the Moroccan mountains it mainly occurs in high altitude biotopes ( 1400-2600 m). The emergence period covers the cold season from autumn to spring (XI-IV).